P2: The Darkening

[Stinger]

You're right; I forgot to attach the file last time. You should have it now.

 

[Hero]

Ok, I've added the path of Taisatap.sys to config.sys and MSCDEX.EXE into dosstart.bat.

 

[Stinger]

All right, here are the updated config files you need to use:

CONFIG.SYS:
DOS=HIGH,NOAUTO
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
FILES=40
BUFFERS=40
<TAISATAP.SYS line>
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DISPLAY.SYS con=(ega,,1)
Country=972,862,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COUNTRY.SYS

AUTOEXEC.BAT:
@ECHO OFF
SET BLASTER=A220 I2 D1 H7 P330 T6
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
mode con codepage prepare=((862) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\hebega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=862
LH C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE
<MSCDEX line>

That should do it; if not, I have a smaller mouse driver that should work.

 

[Hero]

Ok, it didn't work

It doesn't recognize the CD drive, and the sound blaster's not working either (from what I read when I strt the MS-DOS mode). Maybe I did something worng...

Anyway, I'll review what I have:

Config.sys

EVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=972,862,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
DEVICHIGH=C:\ATAPI\TASATAP.SYS /D:ATA001

Autoexec.bat:

@C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~4\NORTON~3\NAVDX.EXE /startup
SET BLASTER=A220 I2 D1 H7 P330 T6
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
mode con codepage prepare=((862) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\hebega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=862

Dosstart.bat:

C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM


LH C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE

LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /E /D:ATA001

Now here's what I've put in the MS-DOS prompt lines:

Config.sys:

DOS=HIGH,NOAUTO
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
FILES=40
BUFFERS=40
C:\ATAPI\TAISATAP.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DISPLAY.SYS con=(ega,,1)
Country=972,862,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COUNTRY.SYS

Autoexec.bat:

@Echo OFF
SET BLASTER=A220 I2 D1 H7 P330 T6
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
mode con codepage prepare=((862) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\hebega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=862
LH C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /E /D:ATA001

Any ideas what went wrong?

 

[TC]

The line loading your CD-ROM driver is incorrect...

it should be:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\ATAPI\TAISATAP.SYS /D:ATA001
(I'm not sure about the switch and I'm too lazy to look it up)

TC

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CAG of the Blacklance HQ
"Canadian and proud of it"-TC

 

[Stinger]

Well, you're missing the second E in DEVICEHIGH for your actual CONFIG.SYS, and the line in your DOS prompt config.sys should be exactly the same as the line in your actual config.sys

 

[TC]

Wow... the switch was right (I really should have looked at the other config.sys

).

The missing D was probibly a copy/paste error.

TC

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CAG of the Blacklance HQ
"Canadian and proud of it"-TC

 

[Hero]

Yeah, that was the problam *said Hero while he was hitting himself on the head*

. Onlt I can miss out on something like that...

Anyway, after I fixed the config.sys line, I tried installing the game from the MS-DOS option from the start menu, and got everything to work, excpt the J-stick. The game runs a bit fast too, but I think I can handle it (unless there's a way to slow down it a bit). Now I have a MS force feedback pro, any ideas how I can make it to workin the game?

And as for the DOS prompt shortcut, it's not working right: The sound card (SB live! or live! value, I'll cheak it) isn't recognized when I'm using the shortcut.

 

[Stinger]

Well, if it works without the shortcut, then don't use the shortcut. As for the joystick: it's hopeless; joystick makers these days don't think about DOS when making their joysticks.

[This message has been edited by Stinger (edited June 04, 2000).]

 

[Hero]

Luckly, I still have my old joystick, so it might work.

But there's a way to slow it down? After a few time I played it, I'm not so sure if I could enjoy the game (it was fun at the start, but it's getting kinda annoyinmg).

 

[Stinger]

There is a slowdown program at http://www.hpaa.com/moslo/ that should do the trick.

 

[Hero]

Thanks for everything guys, IOU